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Ming 17.01
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Alternatives to the Ming 17.01

48 watches that match on case size, movement family, and price band. Sorted by how close the match is.

Case
38mm
Movement
Manual
The short answer

The closest alternative to the Ming 17.01 is the Ming 37.08 Twilight ($5,750) — shared caliber (Sellita SW210-1) and Visually similar. If price is the constraint, the Sartory Billard SB04-E at $3,609 covers most of the same brief. From the independents, the Dumoreau DM02 is the standout microbrand take — shared caliber (Sellita SW210-1) and Looks nearly identical.

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48 matches

Microbrand picks· 12

Independent makers covering the same brief, usually with something the mainstream brands don't.

Dumoreau DM02
Dumoreaumicro

DM02

9 variants
39mm·Manual·100m WR
$1,800MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Ferro & Company PARAMOUNT
Ferro & Companymicro

PARAMOUNT

5 variants
38mm·Manual
$950MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Cincinnati Watch Company Rust Red Enamel over Hammered Finish
Cincinnati Watch Companymicro

Rust Red Enamel over Hammered Finish

2 variants · Rust
38mm·Manual·100m WR
$1,800MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Arsene Lippens Classico
Arsene Lippensmicro

Classico

2 variants
37.5mm·Manual
$1,490MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Dumoreau DM02 PÉRPETUEL GALLERY
Dumoreaumicro

DM02 PÉRPETUEL GALLERY

 
39mm·Manual·100m WR
$1,250MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Cincinnati Watch Company Phantom
Cincinnati Watch Companymicro

Phantom

 
38mm·Manual·100m WR
$1,995MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Arsene Lippens Artigiano Como
Arsene Lippensmicro

Artigiano Como

3 variants
37.5mm·Manual
$1,365MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Kudoke ∞
Kudokemicro
HANDwerk

∞

 
39mm·Manual
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse
Cincinnati Watch Companymicro

Spirit - Year of the Horse

 
38mm·Manual·100m WR
$1,795MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
5280 Watch Company Ajax
5280 Watch Companymicro

Ajax

7 variants
40mm·Manual·200m WR
$5,995MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
5280 Watch Company Blanca
5280 Watch Companymicro

Blanca

6 variants
36mm·Manual·100m WR
$5,995MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Arsene Lippens Tokei Ronin
Arsene Lippensmicro

Tokei Ronin

 
37.5mm·Manual
$1,349MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01

Mainstream picks· 12

Established brands covering the same brief at a comparable price: same case size, similar movement family. Often the deciding click for a new buyer.

Ming 37.08 Twilight
Ming

37.08 Twilight

 
38mm·Manual·100m WR
$5,750MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Ming 37.07 Monolith
Ming

37.07 Monolith

2 variants
38mm·Manual·100m WR
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Ming 37.08
Ming

37.08

2 variants
38mm·Manual·100m WR
$4,875MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Trilobe Les Matinaux L'Heure Exquise, Bleue
Trilobe

Les Matinaux L'Heure Exquise, Bleue

2 variants
38.5mm·Automatic
$15,360MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Omega De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Power Reserve 40mm
Omega

De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Power Reserve 40mm

Ref. 435.13.40.22.01.001
40mm·Manual
$9,400MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Frederique Constant Highlife Moonphase Date Manufacture
Frederique Constant

Highlife Moonphase Date Manufacture

 
39mm·Automatic·100m WR
$4,895MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Moon Pink Gold
Jaeger-LeCoultre

Master Ultra Thin Moon Pink Gold

4 variants · Master Ultra Thin
36/39mm·Manual
$10,200MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Omega De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Small Seconds 40mm
Omega

De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Small Seconds 40mm

Ref. 435.13.40.21.03.002
40mm·Manual
$8,700MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Massena LAB Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo 1952 Observatory Dial Limited Edition by Massena LAB and Raúl Pagès
Massena LAB

Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo 1952 Observatory Dial Limited Edition by Massena LAB and Raúl Pagès

 
38.5mm·Manual
$9,575MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
RGM Watches Model 222-RR
RGM Watches

Model 222-RR

 
41mm·Manual
$8,950MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Grand Seiko SLGW005
Grand Seiko
Evolution 9

SLGW005

 
38.8mm·Manual
$9,700MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Breitling Superocean Heritage 57 Highlands
Breitling

Superocean Heritage 57 Highlands

4 variants · Superocean Heritage
38mm·Automatic·100m WR
$6,900MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01

Cheaper alternatives· 12

If the price is the only thing keeping you off this watch, these get you most of the way there for less.

Sartory Billard SB04-E
Sartory Billard

SB04-E

 
39.5mm·Automatic·100m WR
$3,609MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Marathon Jeep Willys SSGPM
Marathon
Jeep x Marathon

Jeep Willys SSGPM

 
41mm·Manual
$780MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Massena LAB 17.09 MING x Massena LAB, Black
Massena LAB

17.09 MING x Massena LAB, Black

 
38mm·Automatic·100m WR
$2,595MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Oris Artelier S
Oris

Artelier S

2 variants · Artelier
38mm·Automatic
$2,300MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Massena LAB 17.09 MING x Massena LAB, Honey
Massena LAB

17.09 MING x Massena LAB, Honey

 
38mm·Automatic·100m WR
$2,795MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
RGM Watches 151-COE
RGM Watches

151-COE

2 variants
38.5mm·Automatic
$7,950MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Christopher Ward The Twelve 660
Christopher Ward
Twelve

The Twelve 660

4 variants · Twelve
38mm·Manual
$2,035MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Junghans max bill Automatic Bauhaus
Junghans

max bill Automatic Bauhaus

2 variants
38mm·Automatic
$1,800MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Frederique Constant MONETA HANDWINDING
Frederique Constant

MONETA HANDWINDING

 
38.5mm·Manual
$2,416MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Junghans max bill Automatic
Junghans

max bill Automatic

9 variants
38mm·Automatic
$1,880MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Stowa Marine 40 Navis Limited
Stowamicro

Marine 40 Navis Limited

2 variants
40mm·Automatic
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Longines CONQUEST
Longines

CONQUEST

7 variants · Ref. L3.720.4.02.6
38mm·Automatic·100m WR
$2,400MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01

Pricier alternatives· 12

Where the same idea goes when budget isn't the constraint: luxury upgrades and step-ups.

Kikuchi Nakagawa ICHIMONJI
Kikuchi Nakagawa

ICHIMONJI

 
36.8mm·Automatic
$22,000MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Kikuchi Nakagawa Genmon
Kikuchi Nakagawa

Genmon

 
36.8mm·Automatic
$27,000MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Omega De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Small Seconds 40mm
Omega

De Ville Tresor Co Axial Master Chronometer Small Seconds 40mm

Ref. 435.53.40.21.11.002
40mm·Manual
$23,800MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Tudor 1926 39mm Automatic
Tudor
1926 watch 39mm

1926 39mm Automatic

3 variants
39mm·Automatic·100m WR
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Garrick S5 Timepiece
Garrick

S5 Timepiece

4 variants
39mm·Manual·100m WR
$20,000MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
RGM Watches Model 801/40 "40mm"
RGM Watches

Model 801/40 "40mm"

 
40.3mm·Manual
$17,900MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Tudor Ranger
Tudor

Ranger

2 variants
39mm·Automatic·100m WR
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
RGM Watches 801-A "Aircraft"
RGM Watches

801-A "Aircraft"

3 variants
42mm·Manual
$13,900MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Garrick S2 Deadbeat Seconds
Garrick

S2 Deadbeat Seconds

 
42mm·Manual·100m WR
$29,210MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Tudor Monarch
Tudor
Tudor watches

Monarch

 
39/41mm·Automatic·100m WR
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Minute Repeater
A. Lange & Söhne

Richard Lange Minute Repeater

Ref. 606.079F
39mm·Manual
—MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
Grand Seiko SBGW257
Grand Seiko
Elegance

SBGW257

 
38mm·Manual
$38,000MSRP
vsCompare with the Ming 17.01
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